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      type="topic" style="task"
      id="printing-setup">

  <info>
    <link type="guide" xref="printing#setup" group="#first" />

    <desc>Set up a printer that is connected to your computer.</desc>

    <revision pkgversion="3.7.1" version="0.2" date="2012-11-16" status="outdated"/>
    <revision version="13.10" date="2013-09-19" status="review"/>

    <credit type="author">
      <name>Phil Bull</name>
      <email>philbull@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Jim Campbell</name>
      <email>jwcampbell@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Paul W. Frields</name>
      <email>stickster@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Shaun McCance</name>
      <email>shaunm@gnome.org</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Steven Richards</name>
      <email>steven.richardspc@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>
    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
  </info>

  <title>Set up a local printer</title>
  <p>Your system can recognize many types of printers automatically once they're
 connected. Most printers are connected with a USB cable that attaches to your
 computer.</p>

 <note style="tip">
  <p>You do not need to select whether you want to install network or local
  printer now. They are listed in one window.</p>
 </note>

  <comment>
    <cite date="2012-02-19">shaunm</cite>
    <p>Do we have anything on what to do when your printer isn't found? 3.0.1?</p>
  </comment>

  <steps>
    <item><p>Make sure the printer is turned on.</p>
    </item>
    <item><p>Connect the printer to your system via the appropriate cable. You
 may see activity on the screen as the system searches for drivers, and you may
 be asked to authenticate to install them.</p>
    </item>
    <item><p>A message will appear when the system is finished installing the
 printer. Select <gui>Print Test Page</gui> to print a test page, or
 <gui>Options</gui> to make additional changes in the printer setup.</p>
    </item>
  </steps>

  <p>If your printer was not set up automatically, you can add it in
  the printer settings.</p>

  <steps>
    <item><p>Click the icon at the far right of the <gui>menu bar</gui> and select
    <gui>System Settings</gui>.</p></item>
    <item><p>Open <gui>Printers</gui>.</p></item>
    <item><p>Click <gui>Add</gui> and select the printer from the Devices window.</p></item>
    <item><p>Click <gui>Forward</gui> and wait while it searches for drivers.</p></item>
    <item><p>You can customize the printer's name, description, and location if you like.
    When finished, click <gui>Apply</gui>.</p></item>
    <item><p>You can now print a test page or click <gui>Cancel</gui> to skip that step.</p></item>
  </steps>

  <note>
    <p>If there are multiple drivers available for your computer, you may be
    asked to select a driver. To use the recommended driver, just click Forward
    on the make and model screens.</p>
  </note>

<comment>
<p>Add link to above when page is ready.
xref="printing-setup-drivers" install print drivers.</p>
</comment>

  <p>After you install the printer, you may wish to
 <link xref="printing-setup-default-printer">change your default printer</link>.</p>

</page>
